Announcing UPEI鈥檚 next Writer-in-Residence: Jay Ruzesky
The next 69传媒Writer-in-Residence will be Jay Ruzesky. Ruzesky is a novelist, poet, travel and memoir writer, photographer, and professor of creative writing, Canadian literature, and film studies at Vancouver Island University. As a result of pandemic restrictions, his residency at 69传媒this February will take place on Zoom.
Ruzesky鈥檚 first event as 69传媒Writer-in-Residence is a public Facebook Live reading on Tuesday, February 9, at 7 pm. He will lead two half-day creative nonfiction workshops on Saturday, February 6, and Saturday, February 13, both from 12:30 to 4 pm AST via Zoom. Information about the workshops and the public reading can be found on the .
The February 6 workshop, 鈥淭rue Stories, Well Told,鈥� will focus on telling stories about the external world of 鈥渁dventures, experiences, sensual places,鈥� and on 鈥渢he way stories transport us and make us consider the world more deeply.鈥� The February 13 workshop, 鈥淲hy Me? The Self as Subject,鈥� will concentrate on how we all have worthwhile stories to tell about our own lives, stories we want and need to tell. Whether you are a young writer or a mature voice, these workshops will help you delve into the fascinating subjects that are all around you and within your life experience.
The fee for each workshop is $25. Register online .
The 69传媒Writer-in-Residence is sponsored by the 69传媒Dean of Arts, the Vice-President Academic and Research, and the 69传媒English Department.
For further information about Ruzensky and his books, please visit .
For more information, contact Lee Ellen Pottie at lpottie@upei.ca.
